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Lawrence news May 12, 2021 - 4:45 am

Who killed Nick Rice? Part 3: Days of Rage and death on Mount Oread

by Conner Mitchell

Some protesters tried to set a VW on fire as tensions rose on July 20, 1970. Lawrence police officers fired tear gas, then guns. Suddenly, Nick Rice’s fiancée realized Nick wasn’t holding her hand anymore.

Lawrence news May 11, 2021 - 4:45 am

Who killed Nick Rice? Part 2: Staying carefree in a time of strife

by Conner Mitchell

Friends said Nick Rice was a nice, carefree guy who didn’t pay much attention to the unrest around him. So how did he get swept up in the tense protest at KU the night of his death?

Lawrence news May 10, 2021 - 4:45 am

Who killed Nick Rice? Part 1: Four days, two killings

by Conner Mitchell

A Lawrence Times investigation shows that Nick Rice was an innocent bystander when he was shot and killed by a Lawrence police officer on July 20, 1970. So why is there still so much ambiguity about his life and death?

Susan Wolfe
Arts & Events May 5, 2021 - 12:48 pm

Exhibit at library honors women who have made history in Lawrence

by Mackenzie Clark

The small dresses in artist Liza MacKinnon’s exhibition, “A Kansas Childhood,” embody a meaning much larger than their physical size.

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Lawrence news April 29, 2021 - 10:04 am

Photos: Crews assess how to return Kaw Nation’s prayer rock

by Lawrence Times

Crews were at work Thursday morning in Lawrence to determine how exactly to move a massive boulder in order to return it to its rightful owners.

Lawrence Preservation Alliance
Lawrence news April 16, 2021 - 12:18 pm

Amtrak station parking lot project uncovers remnants of old freight house

by Lawrence Preservation Alliance

A project to improve parking for Lawrence’s Amtrak station has unearthed a piece of the […]

Lawrence news April 3, 2021 - 5:23 pm

Chance find in Lawrence City Hall answers a 138-year-old question: Where are the 3 Black men lynched in 1882 buried?

by Conner Mitchell

A small pink flag signifies an answer 138 years in the making: the burial location of Pete Vinegar, one of three Black men lynched in Lawrence in the summer of 1882.

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Arts & Events March 29, 2021 - 10:31 am

Short film to document culture, history of Mexican community in East Lawrence

by Mackenzie Clark

A recent University of Kansas graduate is working on a project to capture the history […]

Lawrence news March 8, 2021 - 7:00 am

Meet The Lawrence Times, part II: Why John Brown?

by Lawrence Times

Note: Please see these related intro posts for information about the Times, what we’re doing […]

Local History March 7, 2021 - 12:00 pm

What the history of ‘Noose Road’ tells us about Kansas, race and the lynchings of Black men

by David Condos, Kansas News Service

Originally published by the Kansas News Service on March 2, 2021 HAYS, Kansas — On the […]

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